The Wireless Integrated Network Sensor Next Generation (WINS NG) nodes
provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and
processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the
environment. The WINS NG network is a new monitoring and control
capability for applications in transportation, manufacturing, health care,
environmental monitoring, and safety and security. The WINS NG nodes
combine microsensor technology, low power distributed signal processing,
low power computation, and low power, low cost wireless and/or wired
networking capability in a compact system. The WINS NG networks provide
sensing, local control, remote reconfigurability, and embedded intelligent
systems in structures, materials, and environments.